As a sophomore, he was named second-team All-American and first-team All-ACC, after scoring 10 goals and 17 assists for the team.
He immediately earned a starting role with a mediocre D.C. team, and finished the year with four goals and five assists in 25 games.
However, shortly into the 2002 season, Lisi was traded along with Craig Ziadie to the MetroStars in exchange for Petter Villegas and Orlando Perez.
However, Lisi lost his starting role in 2004, as Eddie Gaven emerged as a certain starter, and the team acquired Joselito Vaca.
He only started eight games, missed a lot of time due to various injuries, yet finished the season with four assists.